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Expected Academic Standard
Applicants for this course should have achieved a UK II.i Honours Degree.
If your degree is not from the UK, please check International Qualifications to find the equivalent in your country.
The programme is designed for those who work with young people in educational or other settings who have either satisfactorily completed the Introduction to Child and Adolescent Counselling Skills (30-hour course) or have an equivalent qualification. This is a postgraduate programme and candidates are normally expected to hold a good undergraduate degree.
Applicants must be able to demonstrate:
- a knowledge and use of basic counselling skills and theory
- the capacity for self-reflection and self-awareness
- the potential to develop a therapeutic relationship
- the capacity to undertake academic study at Postgraduate level
- the capacity to receive and work with feedback
- the capacity to work with others
- an awareness of emotion and sufficient robustness to undertake the programme
- enthusiasm for and commitment to learning
If selected, interviews will take place with the course team (usually in May/ June) when further information about the requirements of the course and the expected demands will be given. Tutors have a limited capacity to engage in pre-interview discussions and we are unable to give feedback after interview.
University Minimum Academic Requirements
Language Requirement
IELTS (Academic)
| Element | Score |
|---|---|
| Listening | 7.0 |
| Writing | 7.0 |
| Reading | 7.0 |
| Speaking | 7.0 |
| Total | 7.5 |
TOEFL Internet Score
| Element | Score |
|---|---|
| Listening | 25 |
| Writing | 25 |
| Reading | 25 |
| Speaking | 25 |
| Total | 110 |
CAE
Score: Grade A or B (with at least 193 in each individual element) plus a language centre assessment.
CPE
Score: Grade A, B, or C (with at least 200 in each individual element).
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